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‘It’s like conducting a symphony.’ Building downtown poses unique set of challenges

April 22, 2021 By Richard Webner

As tourists and locals flock to the Canopy by Hilton, downtown’s latest hotel, they most likely won’t have a clue as to the difficulties in building something that tall, and on the river no less.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, Commerce Street, Development, Hotels, River Walk Tagged With: Canopy By Hilton, Chris Hill, Crockett Urban Ventures, David Adelman, Domingo, Floodgate, GrayStreet Partners, Hemisfair, Otro, Patrick Shearer, River Walk, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, The '68

Analysis: Weston Urban’s high-rise tower ‘blazes the trail’ for downtown growth

November 27, 2020 By Richard Webner

This lot next to the Milam building and Weston Centre could be a 32-story apartment tower by Weston Urban.

The local developer’s proposed 32-story tower will be the tallest residential building downtown by a long shot, bringing a style of high-rise urban living that most major cities can offer, but San Antonio cannot.

Filed Under: Development, Housing, Soledad Street, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: CCDO, CCHIP, Center City Development and Operations Department, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City Council, David Adelman, Decade of Downtown, Ed Cross, Floodgate, Frost Tower, Geekdom, Graham Weston, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Inspire Downtown, Kelly Saunders, Municipal Plaza building, Planning Commission, Randy Smith, Teeple Partners, Veronica Garcia, Vistana, Weston Urban

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